GRE Word List

SINECURE

an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.

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WordMeaning
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor